Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingFoxtail Pines and Valley of the Sun are both neighbourhoods of Fairplay, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Foxtail Pines and 31 in Valley of the Sun as this page loaded. Valley of the Sun is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $700,000 against $622,000 in Foxtail Pines, about 13% higher. By the foot it is $360 in Foxtail Pines against $405 in Valley of the Sun. A typical home is 1,966 square feet in Foxtail Pines and 1,872 in Valley of the Sun, built around 2004 and 2006 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Valley of the Sun: a median of 93 days on the market against 96 in Foxtail Pines. Both are in the Park County RE-2 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Foxtail Pines | Valley of the Sun |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 31 |
| Median asking price | $622,000 | $700,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $465,000 | $424,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,550,000 | $1,120,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $360 | $405 |
| Median days on market | 96 | 93 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,966 | 1,872 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2004 | 2006 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 9 | 31 |
| Median sold price | $715,000 | $750,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Park County RE-2 | Park County RE-2 |
| Elementary | Edith Teter | Edith Teter |
| Middle | South Park | South Park |
| High school | South Park | South Park |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 1/10 |
| Transit | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Biking | 3/10 | 2/10 |
| Quiet | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Calm streets | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 4/10 | 2/10 |
The darker figure in each row is the lower price, the shorter wait, the bigger number or the higher score — which of those is good news depends entirely on whether you are buying or selling, and on what you want from a street.
Foxtail Pines is a mountain community in Park County, nestled in the high country near Fairplay at roughly 9,900 feet elevation. This is classic Colorado backcountry living—quiet, forested, and rural, with a strong outdoor recreation focus. Residents enjoy proximity to hiking, fishing, and winter sports, with South Park providing stunning natural scenery.
Valley of the Sun in Fairplay, CO is a remote mountain community nestled in South Park at roughly 9,900 feet elevation. This quiet area offers stunning alpine scenery, open spaces, and a genuine rural character. Residents enjoy outdoor recreation including hiking, fishing, and off-road activities, with proximity to the Mosquito Range and surrounding wilderness.
Valley of the Sun is more expensive. The median asking price is $700,000 in Valley of the Sun against $622,000 in Foxtail Pines. By price per square foot they run $360 in Foxtail Pines and $405 in Valley of the Sun, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,966 square feet in Foxtail Pines and 1,872 square feet in Valley of the Sun, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Foxtail Pines is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2004, against 2006 in Valley of the Sun.
Homes for sale in Valley of the Sun have been listed a median of 93 days, against 96 days in Foxtail Pines. Over the last twelve months 9 homes sold in Foxtail Pines and 31 in Valley of the Sun, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Park County RE-2 school district. The homes for sale in Foxtail Pines are most often assigned to Edith Teter Elementary, South Park Middle, South Park High School; in Valley of the Sun it is Edith Teter Elementary, South Park Middle, South Park High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Foxtail Pines 2 out of 10 for walkability, against 1 for Valley of the Sun. On transit they score 0 and 0.
They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are worked out from the live MLS feed every fifteen minutes and both sides are read from the same instant, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks. The exact moment is stamped at the foot of this page.
Both neighbourhoods come from the live MLS feed, worked out again every fifteen minutes, and both are read from the same instant, so the two sides are always comparable. Figures cover residential homes; rentals, land and commercial are excluded, as are fractional co-ownership shares, which are priced per share and would distort the medians. Sold figures cover the last twelve months. Schools shown are the ones the homes for sale today are assigned to and can change - check with the district before relying on them. Market data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at September 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.